Christiansen v. Eral

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA WESTERN DIVISION DEAN CHRISTIANSEN, Plaintiff, Case No. 21-CV-4017-KEM vs. MEMORANDUM OPINION CHRISTOPHER ERAL and REX AND ORDER MUELLER, in their individual and official capacities, and the CITY OF SIOUX CITY, Defendants. ____________________ At issue is the reasonableness of the pursuit intervention technique (PIT) maneuver to end a high-speed chase. Because I agree that Plaintiff Dean Christiansen’s complaint fails to state a claim for excessive force or substantive due process under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, I grant Defendants’…